diff --git a/log/log.go b/log/log.go
index 189b2585..5e8d7781 100644
--- a/log/log.go
+++ b/log/log.go
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ const (
 	rqliteAppliedIndex = "rqlite_applied_index"
 )
 
-var (
-	ErrKeyNotFound = raftboltdb.ErrKeyNotFound
-)
-
 // Log is an object that can return information about the Raft log.
 type Log struct {
 	*raftboltdb.BoltStore
@@ -105,17 +101,6 @@ func (l *Log) GetAppliedIndex() (uint64, error) {
 	return i, nil
 }
 
-// Get returns the value for the given key.
-func (l *Log) Get(key []byte) (val []byte, err error) {
-	defer func() {
-		if err != raftboltdb.ErrKeyNotFound {
-			err = ErrKeyNotFound
-		}
-	}()
-	val, err = l.BoltStore.Get(key)
-	return
-}
-
 // Stats returns stats about the BBoltDB database.
 func (l *Log) Stats() bbolt.Stats {
 	return l.BoltStore.Stats()
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 6b23b84f..aec9c3fe 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -742,6 +742,16 @@ func (s *Store) State() ClusterState {
 	}
 }
 
+// LastVacuumTime returns the time of the last automatic VACUUM.
+func (s *Store) LastVacuumTime() (time.Time, error) {
+	vt, err := s.boltStore.Get([]byte(lastVacuumTimeKey))
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get last vacuum time: %s", err)
+	}
+	n := int64(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(vt))
+	return time.Unix(0, n), nil
+}
+
 // Path returns the path to the store's storage directory.
 func (s *Store) Path() string {
 	return s.raftDir
@@ -1007,7 +1017,7 @@ func (s *Store) Stats() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		"sqlite3":                dbStatus,
 		"db_conf":                s.dbConf,
 	}
-	if lVac, err := s.lastVacuumTime(); err == nil {
+	if lVac, err := s.LastVacuumTime(); err == nil {
 		status["last_vacuum"] = lVac.String()
 	}
 
@@ -1640,20 +1650,8 @@ func (s *Store) vacuumInto() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *Store) initLastVacuumTime() error {
-	if _, err := s.boltStore.Get([]byte(lastVacuumTimeKey)); err != nil {
-		if err == rlog.ErrKeyNotFound {
-			s.logger.Println("no vacuum has been performed on this database")
-			n := time.Now().UnixNano() // First vacuum will be in the future.
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 8))
-			if err := binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, n); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to write last vacuum time: %s", err)
-			}
-			if err := s.boltStore.Set([]byte(lastVacuumTimeKey), buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to set last vacuum time: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get last vacuum time: %s", err)
-		}
+	if _, err := s.LastVacuumTime(); err != nil {
+		return s.setLastVacuumTime(time.Now())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1669,15 +1667,6 @@ func (s *Store) setLastVacuumTime(t time.Time) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Store) lastVacuumTime() (time.Time, error) {
-	vt, err := s.boltStore.Get([]byte(lastVacuumTimeKey))
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get last vacuum time: %s", err)
-	}
-	n := int64(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(vt))
-	return time.Unix(0, n), nil
-}
-
 // raftConfig returns a new Raft config for the store.
 func (s *Store) raftConfig() *raft.Config {
 	config := raft.DefaultConfig()
@@ -1833,7 +1822,7 @@ func (s *Store) fsmSnapshot() (fSnap raft.FSMSnapshot, retErr error) {
 	}()
 
 	// Automatic VACUUM needed?
-	lvt, err := s.lastVacuumTime()
+	lvt, err := s.LastVacuumTime()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index ecdda235..6725d373 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,24 @@ func Test_OpenStoreSingleNode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_OpenStoreSingleNode_LastVacuum(t *testing.T) {
+	s, ln := mustNewStore(t)
+	defer s.Close(true)
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	if err := s.Open(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to open single-node store: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	lv, err := s.LastVacuumTime()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to retrieve last vacuum time: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if lv.Before(now) {
+		t.Fatalf("last vacuum time is before now, lv: %s, now: %s", lv, now)
+	}
+}
+
 // Test_SingleNodeSQLitePath ensures that basic functionality works when the SQLite database path
 // is explicitly specificed.
 func Test_SingleNodeOnDiskSQLitePath(t *testing.T) {